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Introduction Food deserts are geographical areas where people lack access to adequate nutrition owing to the distance from grocery shops and other economic issues. Fruits, whole grains, meat, dairy, vegetables, beans, peas, and fish are either costly or unavailable in food deserts. Urban food deserts, which are most commonly located...

The Age of “Nutritionism”: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan, an investigative journalist, wrote the book In Defense of Food to educate on what humans should consume to be healthy. There are various ideologies concerning nutrition that tend to cause some misunderstanding. Contemporary beliefs and customs affect the diet of particular groups of people. Processed meals are not...

Ketogenic Diet: Advantages and Disadvantages

I examined the Ketogenic diet due to its growing popularity and contrasting views regarding its health implications. The diet has advantages and disadvantages for the health and well-being of an individual. According to Cicek & Sanlier (2022), the ketogenic diet can decrease weight loss and improve insulin sensitivity. However, using...

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Today’s lunch menu will consist of rice and beef. Tomatoes, onions, coriander, and oil are used in the dish’s creation. The meal comprised vitamins, which could be found in onions and tomatoes; lipids, which are unsaturated fats; carbohydrates, which could be found in rice; and proteins, which could be found...

Mindfulness-Based Nutrition for Students

Problem Statement or Research Question The research question for the final assignment: “What is mindful eating, and how is it beneficial for students?” Databases ERIC, APA PsycINFO, Education Source. Annotation Bibliography Nathalie Lyzwinski, L., Caffery, L., Bambling, M., & Edirippulige, S. (2018). University students’ perspectives on mindfulness and mHealth: a qualitative...

Jewish Dietary Patterns: Kosher Food and New Meat

The article by Mermelstein (2022) focuses on the exploration of the Jewish dietary laws and the practices of preparing meat that will be consumed by the people of this belief. Kosher food laws outline the types of foods and the preparation process that individuals must follow. This paper will summarize...

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For a picnic basket, it is essential to choose foods that may be transported and kept well without a fridge, staying safe for human health at the same time. Our food production company should develop a range of products that will be included in a gourmet antipasto picnic basket. However,...

Improper Food Handling Practices in Kansas City

Introduction Food safety is an essential factor in boosting the well-being of consumers on account of preventing poisoning and foodborne illnesses. The Missouri Health Department established distinctive measures for the food handlers based on the articulate essence of eliminating the considerate practices on contamination (4). Discussion The major outliers on...

Veganism: Social Movement and Way of Life

Introduction Veganism is a term used in reference to people with a strict vegetarian diet that excludes meat, dairy products, and eggs from animals. There is a growing number of Americans, 10%, who claim to be vegans (Norwood & Bir, 2022). The influence to conform to the vegan diet has...

The Lack of Food Safety in Kansas City, Missouri

Food safety is crucial in storing, preparing, and handling food in restaurants and other establishments where meals and refreshments can be ordered. Food that is improperly stored and handled can become unsafe for consumption and lead to restaurant customers suffering from food poisoning or developing a variety of foodborne diseases....

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People should stop believing that veganism is the healthiest diet for humans because all humans need not only vitamins, of which vegan food mostly consists, but also protein and other nutrients for their body. Moreover, many representatives of the movement behave aggressively, giving it the features of fanaticism, which reduces...

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Introduction The problem of motivation and motives of behavior and activity aimed at a positive result is one of the central problems in psychology. Moreover, these issues are also important in the processes that are directly related to the individual’s health. The problem of overweight and obesity has its own...

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Background Section A grapefruit diet is a nutrition plan that promises fast fat-burning effects. It has been popularized by Hollywood stars and holds that a person should eat grapefruits or drink grapefruit juice with every meal. According to the data available online, this low-calories diet implies eating protein-rich and low...

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The study under review explores the practical aspect of the ketogenic diet implementation in the context of athletes’ performance. According to Zinn et al. (2017), it represents the extreme form of a high-fat and low-carbohydrate diet (LCHF). As such, such diets are theorized to have a positive effect on the...

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Vitamin D is important for the human body as it fulfills many functions. One of the most significant roles of this component is contributing to the absorption of calcium and phosphor. This element strengthens bones and helps the brain functioning which is especially important for children during their growth period....

Eating Habits, Brain’s Role and Advertising Impact Analysis

Over the recent years, people’s consciousness about their eating habits has significantly raised. There has been a lot of research on neural and psychological processes that occur while consuming food. Those examinations are intended to discover the causes and consequences of obesity and other related eating disorders. With the commonly...

Spanish Cuisine: Annotated Bibliography

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Food is an essential need for all human beings. Given the importance of food in the human body and in the bodies of animals, human beings as well as other animals obviously feed on daily a basis. The demand for food is high due to the increasing global population versus...

The Six Major Elements of a Food Safety Plan (FSP)

Food Safety Plan A Food Safety Plan (FSP) is a way that identifies and prevents safety hazards from occurring during and after food production. The risks can be seen right from receiving raw materials to when products are dispatched to the market. A good FSP must be designed to follow...

Genetically Modified Products: Positive and Negative Sides

Many people do not appreciate genetically modified organisms (GMOs) due to the lack of depth in knowledge. When asking some individual about GMOs, he or she might speak most of the time about the food and its harm. However, it is not a reason to claim only the negative side...

The Class About Nutrition to Real Life Situations When Making Food Choices

The Class about Nutrition to Real Life Situations When Making Food Choices DRI (Dietary Reference Intake) refers to a nutrition structure of recommendations. Its origin is the IOM (Institute of Medicine) in the United States National Academy of Sciences (Berner and Marci 487). DRI broadens RDAs (Recommended Dietary Allowances) and...

High Nutrition Diet and Its Harm to Athletes

Abstract Sports nutritional supplements are essential in augmenting the energy reserves of sportspeople. However, research on the purpose of these foods, particularly a high nutrition diet, is non-conclusive. This study employs a systematic literature review to assess the role and harm of a high protein diet among athletes. The research...

Healthier Cookie Version: The Challenges to the Food Industry

Introduction The meals taken play a significant role in body development. A meal can enhance a healthy body development and, if not well censored, can result in health-related problems such as high blood pressure, obesity, tooth decays, high cholesterol, cardiac problems and stroke, diabetes, and osteoporosis. According to Buttriss (2012,...

Basic Functions of Minerals and Water in the Body

The functions and sources of minerals Minerals are found in coconut water and have a range of health functions. In the medical practice, these minerals have been applied as an intravenous fluid to address dehydration-related ailments such as influenza, cholera as well as dysentery. Fife (2011, p.42) states that the...

Researching Latin American Cuisine

Having a cuisine is a common aspect in most ethnic families and offers a cultural significance. A cuisine is defined by cooking practices and traditions that are typically connected to a particular culture. The meals include beverages, foods, and cooking styles popular in most countries within Latin America. Latin American...

The Most Effective and Successful Diets: The Master Cleanse Diet

The Master Cleanse Diet is considered to be one of the most effective and successful diets of the diets of its type. Since its development in 1940, it helped an innumerable amount of people to solve their weight-related problems along with a row of real health problems (Master Cleanse and...

Keto Is Bad for the Body Long Term

Categorical/Topical Many young adults have ever thought of leading a healthy lifestyle that includes physical exercise and dietary habits. I figured that many of you are especially concerned about staying in shape, especially at a young age, since your current lifestyle will define your future well-being. Today, people aged between...

A Plan for Receiving and Handling of Food Products Based on HACCP

Introduction According to Wu & Hsiao, (2021), HACCP is an abbreviation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point. This operating facility is applied in curbing safety risks of dangers in food and is internationally recognized. HACCP system expects physical, biological, or chemical dangers selected and managed in a particular section...

Prohibition of Lead in Children Candies

For quite a long time, researchers and wellbeing specialists have followed child lead intoxications from paint, leaded gas, soils, dust, lead-patched jars and water lines, and lead-coated stoneware. Children poisoning with candies containing lead keeps on being a significant general well-being concern. Lead has no organic job in the body...

“Strong Looks Better Naked” by Chloe Kardashian

In her book, the popular celebrity and the star of the famous reality show “Keeping up with Kardashians,” Khloe Kardashian, shares the recommendations on the healthy lifestyle and fitness by focusing on her personal experience of fighting with the excess weight and lack of confidence. Previously, the author herself had...

The Role of Proteins in the Structure and Functioning of the Human Body

Introduction Proteins are known to be blocks that build our bodies. They are made up of amino acids. There are essential and non-essential amino acids”. Just as the word suggests, essential amino acids are required more than non-essential amino acids because they cannot be made by our bodies. However, the...

Obesity in Hispanic American Citizens

Ethnic Minority Group Description Hispanic, or Latino, Americans are defined as the descendants of Spanish people, which includes Mexicans. In the U.S., Hispanic/Latino Americans constitute approximately 18.5% of the population, according to the results of the latest census (The United States Census Bureau, 2019). The specified population is characterized by...

Fast-Food Marketing and Children’s Fast-Food Consumption

Introduction The article “Fast-Food Marketing and Children’s Fast-Food Consumption: Exploring Parents’ Influences in an Ethnically Diverse Sample” by Grier et al. (2007) details the current state of childhood obesity and how the marketing and advertising campaigns by fast food companies to both parents and children is partly responsible for the...

Nutrition and Health Project Addressing Hunger Issues

Basic Nutrients Needed for Healthy Diets For a diet to be considered healthy, it must contain the basic nutrients which are divided into macro and micro nutrients. The macronutrients are the carbohydrates, proteins, and fats which are essential for effective body functioning. Carbohydrates comprise of the starches, sugars, and fibers...

Genetically Modified Foods: How Safe are they?

Summary Since Gregor Mendel came with the idea of genes in the 19th century, studies and technologies in biotechnology and molecular medicine have advanced significantly, producing various techniques for manipulating animal and plants genetic makeup. In the 20th century, the idea of recombinant-DNA technology emerged from genetic studies, which sought...

Food, Health and Environment Relations

The Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs) play a myriad of roles ranging from monitoring the safety and quality of food eaten, overseeing the condition of houses people live in to safeguarding the health and safety requirements at the workplace (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, 2009). Their overall duty is to...

The Home Food Environment and Obesity-Promoting Eating Behaviours

Introduction Campbell, Crawford, Salmon, Carver, Garnett and Baur (2007) conducted a study to determine the associations between the home food environment and obesity. They wanted to examine the relationship between the various aspects of the environment at home that increased risks of obesity. The authors were aware of the alarming...

Nutritional Supplements, Weight Loss Plans and Working Out

Supplements Rarely do I use supplements because I always strive to ensure my diet meets all the nutritional needs. However, I only take them with doctors’ prescriptions. I understand that supplements should never be equated to food substitutes (Functional Fitness Facts Article 4). This is because they cannot reproduce the...

Methods for Determining Body Fat

Exercising is a fundamental aspect in improving and maintaining body physical fitness. Benefits of exercising include; Weight control, exercise prevents gaining of excessive weight. It maintains body health and prevents diseases like cardiovascular diseases. It adds muscles vigor, increases tissue oxygenation, nutrients distrubution and improves body stamina. Body fitness is...

The Importance of Diets and Dietary Supplements

Losing weight and increasing energy are among the leading reasons people resort to diets and dietary supplements, such as the DASH, Atkins, Paleo, and Mediterranean diets. One motivating factor for these individuals is how these nutritional supplements are marketed concerning the way they meet customer needs. The success of these...

Sugar: Does It Really Cause Hyperactivity?

Few substances are as prevalent in human lives as sugar is. It pervades foods in so many subtle ways that most people do not even notice this ingredient in meals. Yet, sugar has also served as a source of numerous misconceptions, one of which states that there is a direct...

The Effects of Gender on Child Obesity

Introduction Child obesity has been defined as a condition where children’s wellbeing or health is affected negatively as a result of excess body fat (Cornette 2008, 140). Because the procedures of determining body fats directly have proved difficult, obesity has been based on Body Mass Index (BMI). Childhood obesity has...

Child Nutrition and School Health Programs

Healthy eating has already become a significant trend in modern human life. Much attention is paid to children’s dietary habits, so schools and professional organizations are eager to participate in research and discussions. Either kids or adults need a number of healthy nutrients, but the difference is that adults know...

Ban on Genetically Modified Foods

Modification of genes of the organisms has been used in the food industry over the long period. Genetically modified (GM) foods are those that are produced with the help of genetic engineering. Such foods are created from organisms with changed DNA. Quick expansion of GM foods has raised many concerns...

Levels of Phytoestrogens, Inorganic Trace- Elements, Natural Toxicants and Nitrate in Vegetarian Diets

Abstract Vegetarian diet s were sampled in winter (19) and summer (16) and evaluated to determine the concentrations of nitrate, 13 phytoestrogens, two glycoalkaloids, 12 trace elements and 3 furanocoumarins. Hydrolysed and non-hydrolysed assessment techniques were applied in Phytoestrogens. The average total isoflavone levels in diets, exclusive of hydrolysis, were...

Fast-Food Industry’s Influences on Children

The growth of restaurant chains offering fast food is not a new trend in the United States. The thoughtless consumption of junk food by common Americans and giant corporations’ marketing efforts are widely criticized by activists and researchers. The potential problems associated with the industry’s influences on children include aggressive...

Nitrates and Nitrites in Food

Nitrate, also known as Nitrogen trioxide is an odorless, colorless, and flavorless compound that is found in some groundwater, soil, and some foods. The chemical equation for nitrate is NO3 or alternatively NO3-N (nitrate-nitrogen) and has a molecular mass of 62.0049 g/mol. Nitrates are chiefly used as a major ingredient...

“A Place at the Table” by Jacobson

The film A Place at the Table throws light on some of the problems that significantly affect American society. In particular, one should speak about food insecurity. According to the information provided in this movie, approximately fifty million Americans were dependent on food stamps in 2012 (Collichio, 2012). Additionally, the...

Atkins Popular Fad Diet: Analysis of the Diet

A fad diet is a weight loss plan devised to offer quick results. These diets are not considered healthy by various health and diet associations since fad diets are not based on the guidelines provided. In most cases, fad diets do not give long-term success to the users (Rastogi 60)....

Effects of Nutrition on Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Control

The high prevalence rate of cancer and heart disease, even among the military personnel, has necessitated the need to underline not only the use of drugs in the military personnel, but also the role of nutrition in eradicating cancer and heart disease. This has been attributed to the fact that...

“The Future of Food” produced by Catherine Lynn Butler

The documentary film “The Future of Food” dwells upon the history of the development of the farming in the world. The main point of the consideration is the increased usage of the genetically modified seeds and the pesticides, which are aimed to protect the grown vegetables from parasites, which harm...

Comfort Food as a Quarantine Trend

2020 has brought numerous unexpected changes into people’s everyday life, including their eating habits. Several factors can be considered the cause of significantly altered food trends. First, the rising panic at the beginning of the lockdown led to a deficit of different items in stores. Sometimes it was necessary to...

The Use of Low Fat Food

Introduction There is much discussion in the media and among individuals today about the use of low-fat food. In fact, if you go to a store you will find the shelves flooded with foods that claim to have as low as only 3% fat. Often we see on television many...

A 3-Day Diet Analysis With the USDA Food Pyramid

Introduction First day 07/3/2011 1115hrs – Lunch 1 hot dog (frankfurter / hot dog with chilli on bun) 1 tbsp mayonnaise 2 pear halves 1345hrs – Snack 1 8oz cup of bottled drinking water (Poland) 1 cup seedless dark purple grapes (Korean kind) 1725hrs – Dinner 1 corn dog 1...

A High-Protein Diet: A Monosaccharide

A monosaccharide is an organic compound, which belongs to one of the main groups of carbohydrates. It is the simplest form of sugar; monosaccharide is usually colorless, water-soluble, and transparent solids. Monosaccharides are divided into three groups, which include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Along with fructose, glucose can be found...

Plant-Based Diets in Health Issues

Introduction Despite living in the age of gastronomic abundance, we do not always make the right dietary choices. This tendency is reflected in the ubiquitous nature of chronic disease. Harmful conditions that are at least partially related to nutrition are quite common nowadays. This essay argues that people dealing with...

Nutrition Assignment Analysis

Table Showing Menu Choices Name of Meal or Snack Breakfast Lunch Dinner Snack Snack Name of Restaurant or Home McDonalds Burger King KFC Home Home List of Food Items Selected English Muffin 1 Low Fat Milk Fruit and Yogurt Parfait Original Whooper Sandwich Fire Grilled Chicken Garden Salad Orange Juice...

Food Consumption: Enjoyment and Ethics

For human culture, the consumption of food has always been a complex set of traditions, rules, and prepositions that formed around both our need for survival and the necessity to justify and regulate some of the aspects of our lives. Humans, for the longest time believed to be omnivores, have...

CytoGainer Overview: Purpose and Results

Analyzing the food supplements, it can be stated that most if not all of them specifically indicate that they do not cure, treat, or prevent any disease (“Cytosport Cytogainer – Vanilla Shake”). Merely, they are a concentration of ingredients, which provide the organisms of different combinations of elements, usually difficult...

Nutritional “Cures” for Clients With Cancer or HIV-AIDS

Cancer and HIV/AIDS- the two insatiable killer diseases, still continue to remain objects of mystery to the medical fraternity. Although billions of dollars are spent each year on medical research in these areas for the past few decades, there have only been sparks of victory till now. Whatever be the...

TQM, Six Sigma and Product Liability in Perishable Food Industry

Introduction The food industry is a multifaceted, worldwide collective industry composed of different enterprises which together supply food products that are used by the global population. Only the individuals who thrive on the food they grow (subsistence farmers) cannot be considered within the scope of today’s food industry. From the...